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    • Our First Freedom: How Firm a Foundation
    • When Gender and Nationality Are Enough for Asylum: Commentary on the AH & FN Judgment of the EU Court of Justice
    • International and National Responses to the Russian Orthodox Church’s Support of Putin’s War in Ukraine
    • Understanding Religious Freedom: Why Does It Matter?
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    • Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
    • Infinite, Finite, and Definite Dignity: Reflections on the Catholic Church’s Dignitas Infinita
    • Law, Religion, and Decolonization
    • Religious and Anti-religious Hatred: Reflections on the January 2024 Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on FoRB
    • Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Underexplored Figures and Contexts
    • The Russian Orthodox Church Beyond Russia: Global Pretensions and Security Concerns
    • Religious Freedom and SOGI Rights: Reflections on the UN Independent Expert Report
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    • Why Did the Israeli Supreme Court Strike Down Judicial Reform? Commentary by Ori Aronson
    • The Students for Fair Admissions Cases at The Supreme Court: Commentary by Paul Gowder
    • Video: The Students for Fair Admissions Cases at the Supreme Court: Commentary by Frederick Mark Gedicks
    • Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance: Comment by Frederick Mark Gedicks
    • Jerry Pankhurst and Alar Kilp on the Russian Orthodox Church and War
    • Nadia Bernaz on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: A Business and Human Rights Perspective
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    • Walking the Walk for Everyone in the Community: Andrea Schneider on Religion, Gender, and Negotiation in Jewish Communities
    • Ori Aronson on Religion and the Constitutional Crisis in Israel
    • Nazila Ghanea on Religious Freedom and Gender Equality as Non-Clashing Rights
    • András Sajó on Religious Freedom, Constitutionalism, and Democracy in the Jurisprudence of the Strasbourg Court
    • Religious Freedom: Toward a Pluralist Understanding
    • Brett Scharffs on Teaching Law and Religion Globally
    • Catherine Wanner on Religion in Post-Communist Countries
    • Knox Thames on the U.S. Efforts to Advance Religious Freedom Globally
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    • Justice and Accountability for the Yazidi Genocide Ten Years On
    • The Russian World Narrative and the Russian aggression in Ukraine
    • Business and Religious Rights
    • Qur’an-Burning Cases in Europe
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  • Posts
    • Sharia Court Adjudication: Gendered Perspective
    • A Symbol of Faith or Culture? Brazil’s Constitutional Dilemma
    • Religious Freedom: Toward a Pluralist Understanding
    • Our First Freedom: How Firm a Foundation
    • When Gender and Nationality Are Enough for Asylum: Commentary on the AH & FN Judgment of the EU Court of Justice
    • International and National Responses to the Russian Orthodox Church’s Support of Putin’s War in Ukraine
    • Understanding Religious Freedom: Why Does It Matter?
  • Conversations
    • Pope Francis and His Legacy in Theology, Canon Law, Interreligious Dialogue, and Religious Leadership
    • Conscientious Objection to the Military Service: A Right in Progress
    • Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
    • Infinite, Finite, and Definite Dignity: Reflections on the Catholic Church’s Dignitas Infinita
    • Law, Religion, and Decolonization
    • Religious and Anti-religious Hatred: Reflections on the January 2024 Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on FoRB
    • Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Underexplored Figures and Contexts
    • The Russian Orthodox Church Beyond Russia: Global Pretensions and Security Concerns
    • Religious Freedom and SOGI Rights: Reflections on the UN Independent Expert Report
    • The Pope and the War
    • See All
  • Videos
    • Konx Thames and Andrea Pin on Religious Minorities in Post-Assad Syria
    • Webinar: Ukraine’s Law Banning the Russian Orthodox Church and Affiliated Organizations: Politics, Law, and Theology
    • 2024 USCIRF Annual Report and Recommendations: Commentary by Nadine Maenza
    • Why Did the Israeli Supreme Court Strike Down Judicial Reform? Commentary by Ori Aronson
    • The Students for Fair Admissions Cases at The Supreme Court: Commentary by Paul Gowder
    • Video: The Students for Fair Admissions Cases at the Supreme Court: Commentary by Frederick Mark Gedicks
    • Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance: Comment by Frederick Mark Gedicks
    • Jerry Pankhurst and Alar Kilp on the Russian Orthodox Church and War
    • Nadia Bernaz on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: A Business and Human Rights Perspective
  • Interviews
    • Ukraine’s Church-State Relationship May Be Changed Significantly: Interview with Dmytro Vovk
    • Walking the Walk for Everyone in the Community: Andrea Schneider on Religion, Gender, and Negotiation in Jewish Communities
    • Ori Aronson on Religion and the Constitutional Crisis in Israel
    • Nazila Ghanea on Religious Freedom and Gender Equality as Non-Clashing Rights
    • András Sajó on Religious Freedom, Constitutionalism, and Democracy in the Jurisprudence of the Strasbourg Court
    • Religious Freedom: Toward a Pluralist Understanding
    • Brett Scharffs on Teaching Law and Religion Globally
    • Catherine Wanner on Religion in Post-Communist Countries
    • Knox Thames on the U.S. Efforts to Advance Religious Freedom Globally
  • Podcast
    • Justice and Accountability for the Yazidi Genocide Ten Years On
    • The Russian World Narrative and the Russian aggression in Ukraine
    • Business and Religious Rights
    • Qur’an-Burning Cases in Europe
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Dmytro Vovk, Director, Center for the Rule of Law and Religion Studies, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Amy Andrus, Associate Director, International Center  for Law and Religion Studies

Contributing editors:

Jane Wise, Associate Director, International Center  for Law and Religion Studies

Donlu Thayer (blog originator), Senior Fellow, International Center for Law and Religion Studies

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